1982 VFL Round 18: Essendon v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1982 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 18 of the 1982 VFL season. Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill. Ron Andrews captained the hosts. Leigh Matthews captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Essendon
R. Andrews (capt.), B. Brown, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, N. Clarke, S. Copping, T. Daniher, B. Duckworth, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, S. Heard, J. Madden, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, W. Otway, A. Stoneham, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, T. Watson

Hawthorn
Back: R. Greene, K. Moore, D. O'Halloran
Half-back: R. Eade, C. Mew, D. Polkinghorne
Centre: G. Ablett, T. Wallace, C. Robertson
Half-forward: G. Buckenara, P. Knights, J. Kennedy
Forward: P. Russo, L. Matthews (capt.), M. Byrne
Follower: I. Paton, M. Tuck, R. Loveridge
Int.: R. DiPierdomenico, M. Moncrieff

Essendon (12.10.82) were defeated by Hawthorn (15.10.100).

Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Copping (4), S. Madden (2), R. Andrews, T. Daniher, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, W. Otway, P. Vander Haar
Hawthorn: L. Matthews (3), M. Byrne (2), M. Tuck (2), G. Ablett, G. Buckenara, R. DiPierdomenico, J. Kennedy, P. Knights, C. Robertson, P. Russo, T. Wallace

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1982 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Essendon v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 31 July 1982
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 22,993

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Hawthorn
Score: 12.10.82 - 15.10.100

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 4 5 . 6 11 . 8 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Hawthorn 5 . 1 7 . 4 8 . 7 15 . 10 15 . 10 (100)
Margin HWTH by 21 HWTH by 10 ESSE by 19 HWTH by 18 HWTH by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Allan Jeans (Hawthorn)
Captains: Ron Andrews (Essendon), Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson, K. Smith

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Andrews, Ron (c) ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 3 0 1 1
13 Brown, Brian ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 2 0
20 Buhagiar, Tony ? ? 0 3 18 10 8 2 0 3 3
17 Carey, Stephen ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 3 2
8 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 24 18 6 4 0 4 0
24 Copping, Stephen ? ? 4 2 15 9 6 6 0 1 2
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 1 0 20 15 5 7 2 4 2
22 Duckworth, Bill ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 2 5
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 1 1 21 18 3 1 0 2 0
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 1 0 22 19 3 11 0 2 3
9 Heard, Shane ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 2 0 2 3
44 Madden, Justin ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 4 26 1 1
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 2 0 10 5 5 5 23 2 3
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 4 0 3 1
1 Neagle, Merv ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 2 2
15 Otway, Wayne ? ? 1 0 18 12 6 1 0 2 0
11 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 0 1 2
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 1 2 16 13 3 9 1 3 1
30 Walsh, Kevin ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 3 3 1 2
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 0 2 26 16 10 1 0 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 10 291 207 84 71 55 42 35

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
2 Ablett, Geoff WL ? 1 2 24 16 8 6 0 1 3
11 Buckenara, Gary HFFL ? 1 0 21 12 9 3 0 2 3
50 Byrne, Michael FPR ? 2 1 9 4 5 3 9 1 1
9 DiPierdomenico, Robert INT ? 1 1 18 12 6 1 0 2 7
26 Eade, Rodney HBFL ? 0 1 28 15 13 3 0 2 1
29 Greene, Russell BPL ? 0 0 21 12 9 2 0 3 0
34 Kennedy, John HFFR ? 1 0 19 7 12 6 0 0 1
24 Knights, Peter CHF ? 1 1 8 7 1 2 0 1 2
22 Loveridge, Richard RO ? 0 0 8 4 4 1 0 2 0
3 Matthews, Leigh (c) FF ? 3 1 16 11 5 5 0 2 3
46 Mew, Chris CHB ? 0 0 28 19 9 2 0 2 3
6 Moncrieff, Michael INT ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Moore, Kelvin FB ? 0 0 9 6 3 4 0 2 3
8 O'Halloran, David BPR ? 0 0 13 8 5 6 0 0 0
12 Paton, Ian RU ? 0 0 8 2 6 1 16 5 5
10 Polkinghorne, David HBFR ? 0 0 15 5 10 1 0 0 1
32 Robertson, Colin WR ? 1 1 26 10 16 3 1 3 3
4 Russo, Peter FPL ? 1 1 23 13 10 3 0 2 1
17 Tuck, Michael RR ? 2 0 22 18 4 1 0 4 4
16 Wallace, Terry C ? 1 0 34 27 7 4 0 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 10 350 208 142 57 26 35 42

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
29 R. Greene 15 K. Moore 8 D. O'Halloran













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



26 R. Eade 46 C. Mew 10 D. Polkinghorne













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



2 G. Ablett 16 T. Wallace 32 C. Robertson









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 12 I. Paton 9 R. DiPierdomenico
HALF-FORWARD 17 M. Tuck 6 M. Moncrieff
11 G. Buckenara 24 P. Knights 34 J. Kennedy 22 R. Loveridge











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



4 P. Russo 3 L. Matthews (c) 50 M. Byrne













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Allan Jeans